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Hospitals with the lowest time in emergency department

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4,081 hospitals ranked by time in emergency department; 1,338 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalTime in emergency departmentlower is betterOverall star ratinghigher is betterPatient survey star ratinghigher is betterHeart attack death ratelower is betterHeart failure death ratelower is betterHospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 dataSerious complicationslower is betterMedicare spending per patientlower is betterTotal beds
National average162 min3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.001.00
T567Syracuse Area HealthSyracuse, NE · Critical access106 min————15.1%——10Compare
T602Mt San Rafael HospitalTrinidad, CO · Critical access107 min5———14.9%——25Compare
T602Parkview Lagrange HospitalLagrange, IN · Critical access107 min54—11.0%15.0%——25Compare
T602OSF Saint Luke Medical CenterKewanee, IL · Critical access107 min4——11.2%15.0%——25Compare
T602University Of Kansas Health System Great Bend CampusGreat Bend, KS · Acute care107 min43—9.6%14.5%0.920.9725Compare
T602Medical City AllianceFort Worth, TX · Acute care107 min3312.0%9.3%15.9%1.010.97140Compare
T602Ohio County HospitalHartford, KY · Critical access107 min2——10.5%14.8%——25Compare
T602Avera Creighton HospitalCreighton, NE · Critical access107 min————14.9%——17Compare
T602Bozeman Health Big Sky Medical CenterBig Sky, MT · Critical access107 min———————4Compare
T602CHI Oakes HospitalOakes, ND · Critical access107 min————15.0%——20Compare
T602Cimarron Memorial HospitalBoise City, OK · Critical access107 min————14.8%——25Compare
T602Corewell Health Reed City HospitalReed City, MI · Critical access107 min————15.1%——25Compare
T602Ellett Memorial HospitalAppleton City, MO · Critical access107 min———————12Compare
T602Grace Cottage HospitalTownshend, VT · Critical access107 min————14.8%——19Compare
T602Medical Arts HospitalLamesa, TX · Acute care107 min————14.6%—0.9121Compare
T602Mercyhealth Hospital & Physician Clinic-Crystal LaCrystal Lake, IL · Acute care107 min————14.6%0.991.0113Compare
T602Sanford Thief River Falls Medical CenterThief River Falls, MN · Critical access107 min—4——14.5%——36Compare
T602Sleepy Eye Medical CenterSleepy Eye, MN · Critical access107 min————14.6%——16Compare
T602Smith County Memorial HospitalSmith Center, KS · Critical access107 min—4—9.8%16.5%——25Compare
T602Weeks Medical CenterLancaster, NH · Critical access107 min————14.6%——25Compare
T621Adventist Health Howard MemorialWillits, CA · Critical access108 min54—11.3%14.5%——25Compare
T621HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors HospitalSarasota, FL · Acute care108 min4312.9%10.7%15.6%0.731.03155Compare
T621Kettering Health MiamisburgMiamisburg, OH · Acute care108 min44—9.0%14.8%1.031.04190Compare
T621Monroe HospitalBloomington, IN · Acute care108 min44—9.4%15.1%0.950.9132Compare
T621Savoy Medical CenterMamou, LA · Acute care108 min4———15.1%0.981.2560Compare
T621Thedacare Medical Center - ShawanoShawano, WI · Critical access108 min44—11.9%14.8%——25Compare
T621Westfields Hospital And ClinicNew Richmond, WI · Critical access108 min45—13.2%14.9%——25Compare
T621Essentia HealthFargo, ND · Acute care108 min3310.4%10.2%14.8%0.771.02142Compare
T621Jackson County Memorial Hospital AuthorityAltus, OK · Acute care108 min34—10.2%14.7%0.961.0249Compare
T621Macon Community HospitalLafayette, TN · Critical access108 min35—12.9%15.1%——25Compare
T621Chenango Memorial HospitalNorwich, NY · Acute care108 min24—10.2%14.8%1.160.9358Compare
T621Massac Memorial HospitalMetropolis, IL · Critical access108 min2———15.0%——25Compare
T621Tishomingo Health Services IncIuka, MS · Acute care108 min25—14.8%14.9%—1.0248Compare
T621Cameron Regional Medical CenterCameron, MO · Acute care108 min13—17.1%14.0%0.950.9860Compare
T621Nocona General HospitalNocona, TX · Acute care108 min1——10.6%15.9%—1.2238Compare
T621St Lucie Medical CenterPort Saint Lucie, FL · Acute care108 min1211.1%10.9%17.5%0.861.00282Compare
T621Avera Flandreau Hospital - CAHFlandreau, SD · Critical access108 min————15.2%——18Compare
T621Boulder City HospitalBoulder City, NV · Critical access108 min————15.2%———Compare
T621Clinton Regional HospitalClinton, OK · Acute care108 min————15.5%—1.0422Compare
T621Coffeyville Regional Medical Center, IncCoffeyville, KS · Critical access108 min—4—12.7%————Compare
T621Crenshaw Community HospitalLuverne, AL · Critical access108 min———————35Compare
T621Dekalb Community HospitalSmithville, TN · Acute care108 min————15.0%——71Compare
T621Franklin HospitalBenton, IL · Critical access108 min————15.3%——16Compare
T621George C Grape Community HospitalHamburg, IA · Critical access108 min————14.6%——25Compare
T621Grisell Memorial HospitalRansom, KS · Critical access108 min———————12Compare
T621Hammond Henry HospitalGeneseo, IL · Critical access108 min—5——14.6%——25Compare
T621Iowa Specialty Hospital - ClarionClarion, IA · Critical access108 min—4——14.8%——25Compare
T621Jeff Davis HospitalHazlehurst, GA · Critical access108 min————15.0%——25Compare
T621Kalkaska Memorial Health CenterKalkaska, MI · Critical access108 min————14.9%——8Compare
T621Kane County HospitalKanab, UT · Critical access108 min————15.4%——25Compare

About these rankings

Rankings use the 2026 release of CMS Care Compare data. Hospitals share a rank (“T”) when their values are equal, and only hospitals with a reported value for the sorted measure are ranked. Shading compares each value with every hospital in the country, so it doesn’t change with your filters. Small differences are often not statistically meaningful; use the methodology and glossary for context.

Time in emergency department
Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
Overall star rating
CMS overall hospital quality star rating (1-5).
Patient survey star rating
HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
Heart attack death rate
30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
Heart failure death rate
30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
Hospital-wide readmission rate
Rate of unplanned readmission within 30 days, all conditions. From 2025 CMS reports the Hybrid Hospital-Wide Readmission measure (claims plus EHR data), which replaced the claims-only measure; values are close but not strictly comparable across the change. CMS suppressed it for 2026.. Latest available: 2025 release.
Serious complications
Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
Medicare spending per patient
Medicare spending per beneficiary episode relative to the national median (1.0 = national median).
Total beds
Total beds reported to CMS (Provider of Services file).